The first broker from Pakistan has been registered with the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA learned from the BUCE press service.

– Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as the country celebrates the Independence Day.

Some 5.7 million tonnes of grain has been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The meeting was attended by CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev and Director of United Nations Information Center in Moscow Vladimir Kuznetsov.

The Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Ministry of Belarus has commented on the pricing situation in the consumer market in July, BelTA informs.

Yuri Nazarov took over from Valery Ivanov as Chairman of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. In his previous role as deputy prime minister, Yuri Nazarov was in charge of mechanical engineering, petrochemical industry, woodworking a...

Key matters concerning ways to ensure security amid the aggressive policy of NATO and the hybrid war launched by Western countries against Russia and Belarus were discussed.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br104.6 billion in current prices or 94.8% as against January-July 2021 in comparable prices. In January-July 2022 the GDP deflator index equaled 116.8% year-on-year.

Dmitry Mezentsev went to see a number of stands of major manufacturers of weapons and military hardware. Those included a joint stand of the Republic of Belarus. The official was made familiar with products of OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant, OAO MZKT,...

As of 1 August 2022 agricultural enterprises had 4.1 million head of cattle, including 1.4 million cows. The number of pigs stood at 2.3 million.

Aleksandr Chervyakov noted: “In 2016-2021 we imported more than $2.1 billion worth of mineral resources excluding mineral fuel, oil, natural gas, and electricity. In the current conditions effective use of mineral resources is becoming the most imp...

“Citizens of Ukraine continue to take a transit route via the EU countries to reach to Belarus. The Belarusian side provides them all the necessary assistance,” the committee informed.

Viktor Khrenin said: “Today we see how they keep making forces in the furnace of the Ukrainian military conflict to start a war against Belarus. We are concerned by actions of Western countries which create and train nationalistic military forces l...

Belarus calls for restoring bridges of trust between the East and the West, and offers Minsk as an open platform for such interaction, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said as he addressed the tenth edition of the Moscow Conference on Inter...

The information expansion and calculated manipulation of digital technologies is one of the West-created factors contributing to instability, State Secretary of Belarus' Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said.

Aleksandr Volfovich noted that it is obvious that NATO is bent on destroying the existing architecture of global and regional security and has substantially increased presence at its eastern borders.

“It is no coincidence that since February the capitalization of American arms corporations has grown by tens of billions of dollars. Once again, the Americans are solving their economic issues and earning money from the war going across the ocean,�...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Belarus not only preserved but also developed the domestic seed production traditions. The country has also created its own bank of genetic resources, which is currently highly valued in the world and is unique...

In order to encourage more Indian tourists to visit Belarus it is necessary to shoot a Bollywood movie here, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Republic of Belarus Alok Ranjan Jha said answering journalists' ...

Aleksandr Volfovich said: “Information interaction is impossible without the transformation of ideology. Regional crises are deliberately fueled by the West and puppet countries, dependent countries play the key role in them. In order to maintain m...

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Domestic scientists are analyzing the baking qualities of grain of certain crops. Now they are actively working on triticale. Bread made from it is grayish, in contrast to the traditional black (rye) and white (wheat) bread.

Aleksandr Volfovich said: “In the current situation many countries become targets of purposeful network attacks. Instruments of pressure used by a number of Western countries and based on economic blackmail and coercion play a leading role in it."

The diplomat believes that the main role of an ambassador is to develop and strengthen economic relations with the host country. As for the cooperation between India and Belarus, it remains at the level of about half a billion US dollars on a yearly ...

The head of state was shown the selection fields for wheat and leguminous varieties and visited the production unit of the research and practical center for seed material finalization.

Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the scientists whether it makes sense to expand the area under sunflower crops in Belarus. After all, this is about import substitution, as Belarus has to import sunflower oil.

Global confrontation between the West and the East has entered a hot phase, Belarusian Defense Minister Belarus Viktor Khrenin said as he addressed the tenth edition of the Moscow Conference on International Security.

Belarus is interested in securing peace in Europe, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said as he spoke at the 10th edition of the Moscow Conference on International Security in the Russian capital on 16 August.

Agriculture needs iron discipline, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he inspected the selection and seed complex of the NASB Scientific and Practical Center for Arable Farming.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told reporters how he chooses where to go on regional trips as he inspected the selection and seed complex of the Scientific and Practical Center for Arable Farming of the National Academy of Sciences of Bela...

Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Valentin Rybakov has met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko continues his trips to the regions to assess the situation in agriculture. This time the president will go to Smolevichi District, Minsk Oblast, to take stock of the progress with fieldwork and study the stat...

All foreigners who have received Belarusian citizenship are integrated into society, said Vitaly Naumchik, First Deputy Head of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a resolution to reward Belarusian athletes who performed well at the Winter Paralympic Games “We Are Together. Sports” 2022.

On 15 August Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decrees to formalize new appointments in the military bloc and the defense industry, BelTA learned from the presidential press service.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi has presented copies of his credentials to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin, BelTA learned from the press service of the Bela...

The Energy Ministry believes it is a good opportunity for the guys and girls to improve their occupational skills and learn more about the country's largest project – the Belarusian nuclear power plant. As many as 36 construction companies have par...

As many as 341 Ukrainians will receive Belarusian passports. Those are primarily individuals who came to Belarus from Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast. The number includes 39 families.

According to Dmitry Yaroshevich, the work of the economy should be evaluated systemically with a set of various macroeconomic parameters. “Foreign trade traditionally has special significance for our country. In H1 2022 Belarus' foreign trade surpl...

As of 1 June 2022, a total of 116 470 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, including 82,500 deposit accounts at the total amount of $825 million and 33,900 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br73...

“As of 00:00 on 15 August, 186,625 citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland took advantage of Belarus' visa waiver program. Since 15 April when Belarus reopened border for visa waiver arrivals, 120,515 citizens of Lithuania, 14,602 non-citizens an...

Belarus clinched five gold medals. They were taken by Filipp Paukov (single sculls), Siarhei Valadzko and Dzmitry Furman (men's pair), Yauheni Zalaty and Mikalai Sharlap (double sculls), Aliaksei Bandziuk, Anton Kupalau, Dzianis Klimiato, Aliaksandr ...

Established in 2015, the forum is a leading expo for showcasing weapons, military and special hardware, and a respected venue for discussing matters concerning the development and enhancement of international military cooperation and defense technolo...

Citizens of Ukraine continue to take a transit route via the EU countries to reach to Belarus. From 6.00 on 12 August to 6.00 on 15 August, 712 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Belarus, the committee informed.

The International Army Games 2022 are scheduled to take place in 12 countries on 13-27 August. Belarus is hosting three events. The Polar Star event takes place in Brest, Confident Reception in Minsk, and Steel Artery in Slutsk.

The modernization of the production line will be completed by the end of 2023, with all technological equipment to be installed. Gradually it will reach full production capacity.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a meeting to discuss troubled construction projects in Minsk as he visited the construction site of Minsk City Technopark on 15 August, BelTA has learned.

The localization rate at Belarusian companies, including OOO Minsk MotoVeloZavod, should be higher, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the company on 15 August, BelTA has learned.

"Your unique country with its original culture, ancient rich history, a special way of development, a huge human potential is one of the greatest states in the world," the message of greetings reads.

The construction works at the Minsk City Technopark site should be intensified, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the construction site of Minsk City Technopark on 15 August.

The head of state will take stock of the progress made in the reconstruction works and discuss the situation with uncompleted construction projects in Minsk in general.

“Advanced manufacturing facilities should be launched in every region, every settlement. Unfortunately, not all regions are ready to do so and not all of them are aware of what they are going to do. We have decided to go this way: if such proposals...

The head of state confirmed Minsk's interest in further development of economic, scientific and technical cooperation with Seoul, and also in the expansion of interpersonal contacts and exchange of experience among scientists and representatives of b...

The parties paid special attention to the schedule of upcoming bilateral political, trade and economic events at various levels. They emphasized that both countries actively cooperate in international organizations.

As of early 14 August, grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from 61.5% of the planned area (1,317,000 hectares).

“In H1 2022 our export to the so-called unfriendly countries amounted to $3.5 billion,” said Roman Golovchenko. According to him, Belarus' total export makes up $17 billion.

The growth of the number of resident companies is fueled by incessant work of the administrations of the free economic zones to find new investors. Regular presentations of opportunities available in Belarusian FEZs are organized at international con...

A Belarusian delegation led by Aleksei Ivashkin, director of the telecommunication industry oversight enterprise BelGIE, met with Rizat Nurshabekov, director of the state enterprise State Radiofrequency Service of the Ministry of Digital Development,...

“In order to form a single cultural and informational space, we need to work together. Direct contacts, direct links between theaters, museums and other cultural institutions are of crucial importance. First of all, it is the preservation of histor...

It is a conceptual street-food cluster of cultural and gastronomic space in Minsk.

The festival participants will meet on the grounds of the former Jesuit Collegium and visit a gallery of the branch of the National Polotsk Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve, the memorial complex for the victims of fascism Urochishche Peski, Po...

Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Belarus Mohammad Aloumrani.

The government has adopted a comprehensive plan on supporting the economy. Sergei Mityansky stressed that these decisions will not be the last ones, work continues.

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“From 6.00 on 24 February to 6.00 on 12 August, Belarus admitted 45,125 citizens of Ukraine,” the committee said. Almost 30,000 of them arrived in Belarus via the EU countries.

Winter rapeseed to be used as grain has been harvested from 92.2% of the area in Belarus, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.

Cash in circulation rose by 2.9% to Br6.008 billion in July.

The state has social obligations and one should not forget about them. And most importantly, he stressed, enterprises should increase profitability primarily through a more efficient manufacturing process, rather than price increases, Aleksandr Luka...

The recent meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by the head of state discussed the issues of transportation and product delivery to foreign buyers. An instruction was given to provide domestic enterprises with a sufficient number of containers...

“This packaging material should be produced domestically. The production of packaging should be launched by the end of the year. How come we cannot produce this plastic having a super-developed chemical industry?” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

On 11 August the Belarusian delegation of manufacturers led by Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik met with senior officials of the St. Petersburg administration: St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov, Deputy Governors Oleg Yergashev, Kirill Polya...

Belarus will soon see a high investment activity, BelTA learned from Director of the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Denis Mukha.

Br3 million has been earmarked from the Fund for the Support of Culture and Art of the President of the Republic of Belarus to restore and renovate objects of historical and cultural importance.

According to the National Statistics Committee, the main investors in Belarusian companies were commercial entities of the Russian Federation (45.3% of the total incoming investments), Cyprus (20%), Netherlands (6.4%), and Ukraine (5.2%).

According to the source, FEZ Grodnoinvest resident companies raised $151 million in foreign investments in January-June 2022, 2.5 times as much as last year. The geography of investments includes 12 countries, including the UAE, Uzbekistan, Slovakia,...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia Aleksandr Konyuk met with Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan.

“From 6.00 on 10 August to 6.00 on 11 August, Belarus admitted 258 citizens of Ukraine entered Belarus. 221 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Belarus via Poland, 32 – via Lithuania and five - Latvia,” the committee informed.

The branch Otechestvo of OAO Belovezhsky is harvesting rye.

When asked about the measures Belarus intends to take in connection with the seizure of property in Lithuania, Latvia and other countries, Roman Golovchenko said: “We are already working on claims. In fact, we cannot realize our commercial interest...

Roman Golovchenko said: “We understand it is necessary to transship large volumes. It is true for all kinds of cargoes including mineral fertilizers, timber, wheeled cargoes, and containers. This is why the president was offered several variants fo...

Grains and leguminous crops have been harvested from half of the designated area, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

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Nikolai Slyunkov headed Minsk Tractor Plant from 1965 to 1972. Then he held the post of First Secretary of the Minsk City Committee of the Communist Party of the BSSR, Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Committee of the USSR, First Secretary of th...

We must take measures in response to Lithuania's seizure of our stake in the Klaipeda port, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting convened on 11 August to discuss the steps to set up port facilities for Belarusian export.

Belarus should use every available meter of Russian ports for shipment of its goods, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on 11 August to discuss the creation of port facilities to export Belarusian products.

“In line with a preliminary agreement, today we will discuss transshipment of Belarusian export commodities, first of all, large volumes of potash fertilizers. At the moment, the port infrastructure and accessibility are the weak links in the suppl...

“Such pace of economic development has been expected. It is related primarily to the restructuring of export supplies and shifting of harvesting terms by 8-9 days," Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich said.

Military from Belarus, Venezuela, Iran, Sudan, Russia and Uzbekistan have already received equipment and weapons necessary for the participation in the contest.

“In May, the BUCE launched an electronic platform for import substitution. In light of the sanctions pressure on businesses, logistical links have been destroyed. The exchange has developed a product that will help enterprises, first of all Belarus...

Belarus' world number 6 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Canadian Open Round of 16 defeating Spain's world number 41 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 50 minutes.

The meeting also included the accreditation of Colonel Monica Milian Gomez, military, naval and air attache to the Embassy of Cuba in Russia with concurrent accreditation to Belarus.

The tournament is taking place at Lisya Nora (Fox Lodge), a shooting range in Dmitrovsky District, Moscow Oblast. Taking part in the event are 300 athletes including 19 representatives of Belarus. The tournament will be over on 18 August.

“The company plans to implement an investment project in fine chemistry. A research laboratory will be organized before the start of production,” the press service said.

The Belarusian Fund for Financial Support to Entrepreneurship also helps small businesses to be involved in operational chains with large enterprises and find new customers, increase production volumes, while not being dependent on suppliers from out...

“Interest rates on loans are already heading down, although maybe not as fast as we would like. According to the latest data, the average rates on new consumer loans were about 14%. It is clear that there are higher rates, but a lot depends on the ...

The memorial sign in the shape of a Catholic cross has been installed in the Voshchin forest near the village of Balandichi, in the frontier belt.

Despite the sanctions and the related challenges, the Belarusian economy has achieved an unprecedented balance as far as quality indicators are concerned. “There are basic points which help to survive in such difficult conditions. Firstly, it is th...

In July the base index of consumer prices, which rules out changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, totaled 101.3% as against June 2022 and 115.5% as against December 2021.

In January-June 2022, the surplus of foreign trade hit $2.3 billion, a record high for the past 10 years. "Such a high surplus is due to a significant reduction in imports of goods and services," the Economy Ministry said.